front end in a '78 camper special?

[willett]

i'm thinking about doing some crossover steering when i get home, and i'm trying to figure out weather or not i need new knuckles....

i think i have a 44 up there, but i can't remember how many bolts are on the cover. can somebody help me out here?

i know that there is a 14 on the rear, 454 th400...

[oats84]

If i remember right there should be ten bolts. and if you have a right side knuckle that has a flat top you can have it machined for the studs. I you don't you will need new knuckles. I have a matched set extra sitting in the shed.There used to be a axle id chart on coloradok5.com in the spec section .

[2tons of fun]

you will need new knuckles, the flat top pside was only used till 75.

being a 78 it should be a 10b axle but it could be a d44, doesnt matter.

you will need both knuckles because the tierod enter from the top on 75 and ealeir knuckles. but you will only need to swap the knuckles, EVERYTHING ELSE WILL WORK !!!!!!!

[b454rat]

Think your truck might be too new to have flattops. Might even have a 10 bolt and not the Dana 44, but you could get a 44 up to 80, so anything is possible.

[2tons of fun]

Originally Posted by b454rat

Think your truck might be too new to have flattops. Might even have a 10 bolt and not the Dana 44, but you could get a 44 up to 80, so anything is possible.

there is no might about it, they stopped useing flat tops in 76. 75 was the last year, period.

if you brothers aunts cousin has a 84 with a d44 and flat tops it because some one put that axle in the truck.

[84 400]

Most likely a 10 bolt. They made the switch in 1977. Course they could of used a 44 but unlikely. Way to tell is if the diff chunk has "ears" on the bottom. If so its a ten bolt. For the cross over you will need flat top knuckles out of a Dana 44 pre75 i think. I would checkk on CK5 or wheeling dixie or one of the other 4x4 boards part section. Heck you can even try on here maybe pirate4x4...

here is a pic of the ears on the bottom ten bolt